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How Our Laws Are Made
The law of New York consists of constitutional, statutory and regulatory law. Statutory law includes the Consolidated Laws and a number of other statutes of general application. The Open Meetings Law applies to public bodies, which are defined broadly as city councils, town boards, village boards of trustees, school boards and committees thereof, commissions and legislative bodies of counties, state agencies, not-for-profit corporations, political parties and religious organizations. All of these entities must follow the requirements of the Open Meetings Law in the conduct of their business and meetings. Bills to create new laws are introduced in either the House or Senate by a representative or senator who sponsors them. They are then assigned a number and go through a process of research, discussion, changes, and voting. Once enacted by Congress, bills become Public Laws (or Acts) and are published in the Statutes at Large.